The tenth and final episode of the first series of Top Gear aired on the 29th of December, 2002. It was presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Jason Dawe and The Black Stig. This was Dawe's final episode as Top Gear presenter. There was no guest star for this episode. It was the 10th episode overall.
Synopsis[]
In this festive edition of Top Gear, big shiny 4x4s are Jeremy Clarkson's ideal target for discussion. This is due in part to how recently (as of 2002), they have been gradually urbanising to keep up with public demand.
Tonight...[]
- The Mick Jagger of supercars...
- Our quest goes on to find Britain's fastest faith...
- And The Stig sorts out TVR's new coupé.
Airing History[]
Series 1, Episode 10 originally aired on the 29th of December, 2002, on BBC 2. It was aired nationally in all regions except for the East Midlands. It was then regularly reshown on channels such as BBC Prime through to at least June 2005, along with the rest of Series 1. Some point after these re-runs, the episode was pulled from the BBC Worldwide sales catalogue. It has never re-aired since on any channel, nor has it appeared on any streaming services such as Netflix. As of the 13th September, 2021, the episode was added to BBC iPlayer.
Trivia[]
- Aside from special episodes and Series 22, Episode 8, this is the only regular episode of Top Gear from the first 22 series which did not feature a guest star.
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